About block 968,674
Bitcoin block 968,674 was mined by AntPool on September 26, 2026 at 10:39 AM UTC, 6 min 5 s after block 968,673. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,368 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0121 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1371 BTC for this block.
Block 968,674 is number 995 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,021 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,326 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. AntPool found 228 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,117 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.